Robin writes: Hi Pete, I am a 44 year old female. I sleep on my side with some minor hip pain. Can you recommend an individually pocketed coil mattress with the natural latex built in? Or, do I have to buy the latex topper separately? Thank you, Robin Hi Robin, The […]

Steve writes: Hi Pete, We have a 3 year old memory foam mattress that we both hate. It is a king size. We are side sleepers and both wake up with hip pain and wake up soaking sweat. We live in Florida so it isn’t ever cold. Me: 6 ft, […]

Laura writes: Hi Pete I’m 5’2, 180 lbs with lower back, hip and neck issues. I think I need the firm mattress with a latex topper for softness. I slept very well while staying at the Comfort Inn. What’s the difference the Simmons Beautyrest Black Desiree luxury firm mattress and […]

Phillip writes: Hi Pete, I am a neighbor to your north. We need a mattress delivered to Toronto Canada. I’m on the heavy side, 5’10” 200 lbs and have a couple of herniated discs. My wife, not so much, but has a hip that always seems to be sore. I’m tired […]

Joe writes: Hi Pete, I have a friend in a nursing home, who is in a lot of pain. I suspect it’s because of the mattress he’s sleeping on. It’s an air mattress. Besides having back problems, he’s also lost some muscle mass in his hip and […]

Darlene writes: Hi Peter, I’m exchanging my Simmons Beautyrest Platinum Plush Pillowtop mattress this week and wanted to know if the Luxury Firm would be too firm. I’m a small person (105 lbs.) and am therefore concerned about not getting pressure point relief. I was also considering Serta iComfort […]

Dave writes: Hi Pete, I have a couple of questions for you. The mattress we just bought…the Simmons Beautyrest Black Calista Extra Firm, is too firm. It’s too firm for my shoulder and my wife’s hip. Will the latex topper help with that? If so, which one […]

Michelle writes: Hi Pete, I’ve been reading through your posts and feel like I’ve learned a lot already, but I wanted to get your expert opinion on my specific situation. I have a queen size Sealy SpringFree Bristow LE that I bought from Sears in 2008, so […]

Hi Pete, Great reading and researching on your blog. My wife and I are getting ready to return a memory foam mattress after only a couple of months. It is sagging and become tremendously uncomfortable. After reading your blog, we are looking at a Simmons Beautyrest Luxury Firm with a […]

George writes: Hi Peter, I am enjoying the education you offer on your site, and how you are demystifying the industry. I think I have a general idea of what my wife and I need. She weighs about 225 at 5’6″ so she will likely need […]

Joyce writes: Hi Pete, My husband and I are searching for a new mattress. We are both fairly large people and want some good support. He has hip and shoulder pain. I am wondering if there is a good mattress you can recommend for us. Thanks, Joyce Hi […]

Wendy writes: Hi Pete, I bought a king latex mattress 3 years ago. Although I ordered the softest core, the mattress always felt too hard. I’ve added both wool and memory foam toppers. I still wake up with hip pain (I have fibromyalgia). I weigh about 140 lbs […]

Anna writes: Hi Pete, I’ve been reading your website and am impressed with your answers to people. We bought a Serta Icomfort memory foam mattress from a local store about 45 days ago. We have not slept at all. We had a firm Tempurpedic in the past […]

Hi Pete, I’ve been reading your blog and reviews. I am 58, have always had lower back pain, I wake up aching in the lower back and hips now and I’m tired of it. I don’t like really soft beds, but, I need the back and neck […]

Art writes: Hi Pete, I have just returned a latex mattress by king coil, with deep body impressions in the first 2 days…but not before it destroyed my back. I have very bad Scoliosis, with an upper+lower curve. I am looking at Stearns & Foster latex mattress, I’m not […]

Hi Peter, I had back surgery to fuse two discs in my lower back (DDD) and have residual hip pain. I am 5′ 115 lbs, and my husband is 5’10 and 190 lbs. Both of us are side sleepers. We had bought a Stearns and Foster Ocean View Villa […]

Eve writes: Hello Peter, I am hoping you can help me. I started sleeping on a Tempurpedic memory foam mattress about 3 months ago. For the last month, (after the exchange period ended), every morning I wake with my hip and lower back hurting, which continues to hurt during […]

Vera writes: Dear Expert, I have a super hard Schiffman…and I’ve started having hip pain! I bought a memory foam pad, it gave me a neck pain and my hands would get numb when I sleep…I am lost. I’ve tried the softer models…felt good…but I am very […]

Sherri writes: Hi Pete, We have an old two sided Sealy Posturepedic Pillowtop mattress. I weigh about 325 lbs and my side of the mattress has a body impression. My back doesn’t hurt, but I’m getting pressure point pain at the hip and shoulder, due to being […]

Claire writes: Hi Pete, We purchased a Tempurpedic mattress, 2 years ago, which we ended up returning for a firmer one. My husband does not like anything on top of the mattress but I would like to try a topper, I’m 5′ 4″ and weigh 230 […]

Jay writes: Hi Pete, I’ve had a new bed for 2 days now, and I’ve been experiencing hip pain when I wake up, that I never had before. My old mattress was 8 years old and was giving me lower back pain, but my hips were fine. […]

Jean writes: Hi Pete, I brought a mattress 2 years ago, and I got a relatively hard mattress because I thought that is what I needed. But, I think it’s too firm. When I get up in the morning my hips feel disjointed and my back bothers me. […]

Hi Pete, I’ve read much of your website and have a question. I’m shopping for a new bed in my home, plus a queen size in the guest bedroom of my son’s house. I’d prefer not to spend as much on the son’s guest bed because we […]

Anita writes: Hi Pete, My husband is 5′ 6″ and 240 pounds and prefers a very firm sleeping surface. I am 5′ 3″ and 140 pounds, a side sleeper, and although I like sleeping on, not in, a mattress, I need a soft surface or my hip […]

Christine writes: Hi Pete, It’s difficult to make a decision….worse than buying a car. Salespeople at stores only want to sell you something….anything. Specs on myself & my husband. Me, I am 5’4″ 128 lbs. I have whiplash, in my neck between 5-7 lumbar. I also have facet joint syndrome […]